Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science is a community of scholars dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship, research, and service. It strives for excellence in teaching and offers a modern curriculum leading to an undergraduate degree in computer science. It considers the use of experiential education, including project-based software development and internships, to be essential for effective learning. The department is committed to preparing its students for careers in the emerging knowledge-based economy and helping them become life-long learners.
The department seeks to enrich the learning environment through the active professional development of its faculty. The department is committed to providing leadership in the use of emerging computer and communication technologies both on campus and in the surrounding region. The department regularly sponsors lectures and other activities to enrich the academic life of the campus and the community at-large.
News and events 
Congratulations to Dr. Karl Ricanek and his company, Lapetus Solutions, Winner of the Technology Division for the Coastal Entrepreneurial Awards sponsored by the Greater Wilmington Business Journal and UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Dr. Elham Ebrahimi was honored with the Best Conference Paper award at the 2018 IEEE VR Conference in Reutlingen, Germany, for her paper Investigating the Effects of Anthropomorphic Fidelity of Self-Avatars on Near Field Depth Perception in Immersive Virtual Environments with second authors L. Hartman, A. Robb, C. Pagano, and S. Babu.
Our UNCW Cyber Defense Club competed in the regional Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition at Kennesaw State in April. A team comprising of information systems, computer science and information technology majors competed in a virtual qualifier with 30 other teams with the top 8 making it to the regional competition. The team includes David Ruddell, Matt Hivner, Henry Sar, Danny Rojas, Zach Tuman, Parker Musler, Ryan Wooley and Jonathan Richardson with Jeff Cummings serving as the faculty advisor.
A team of Data Science graduate students, the SAS Super FREQs, have been chosen as one of 8 finalists for the 2018 SAS Global Forum Student Symposium. Congratulations to team members Hilary Melroy, Michelle Page, Brittany Palmer, Greg Terlecky and their faculty advisor, Dr. Jim Blum.
Team Seahawks composed of Amrit Dhillon, David Ruddell, and Timothy Tripp finished 2nd overall at the 2nd Annual IASA IT Architecture competition November 17 at the CAM in Raleigh. The competition began in August with 6 teams participating. Those teams were Duke, Chapel Hill, NC State, NC Central, Wake Tech and UNCW. The top three finishers were 1) NC State 2) UNCW 3) NC Central. Go Seahawks!
UNCW is pleased to announce the new Digital Arts program, an interdisciplinary major at the intersection of Art and Computer Science.
The Department welcomes three new faculty members: Elham Ebrahimi, Lucas Layman, and Yang Song.
Summer dates
of note
May 2018
16... Summer Session I Classes Begin
28... University Closed - Memorial Day Holiday
31... Last Day to Withdraw with W (undergrad)
June 2018
14 ... Last day of classes
15 ... Reading Day
18 ... Final Examinations
25 ... Summer Session II Classes Begin
July 2018
03 ... Last Day to Withdraw with W (undergrad)
04 ... University Closed - Fourth of July Holiday
24 ... Last day of classes
25 ... Reading Day
26 ... Final Examinations
August 2018
22... Fall Semester Classes Begin
Alumni
